Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-16
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
THE LATEST STYLES AND NATE.
RAILS IN VOGUE.
Garments-Lace Dresses and
Trimmings-Notes
IREcoRD-UsroN Fashion Correspondent

lREcoRD-USIoN Fashion Correspondent
New YORK, April 8, 1887.
A notable feature in millinery is the
union of velvet and tulle, not only in trim
ming but in the making of bonnets. As,
for example, where the crown is of velvet,
with tulle front, or the front is of shirred
velvet with crown of pulled tulle. The
most marked innovation is, perhaps, how
ever, an introduction of lace or embroid-
cred kerchiefs, which serve both as mate
rial and trimming for the latter purpose,
one being caught by the middle and ar
ranged with the four corners bristling in
front as an adjunct to the tall bouquet, or
where a second kerchief in great part COM
poses the bonnet. Lace is constantly dis
posed likewise in the high rising piquancy
of front garniture, the central thought to
which all other thoughts subordinate, and
for the production of which, whether in
direct or roundabout fashion, they minis
ter. Both lace and embroidery are freely
used, to say nothing of ribbon - the
satin-faced velvet, faille, MORE, satin,
velvet with feather edge, fancy striped,
plaided or checked, gauze with picot
edge or metal. But every TRIM
ming takes a secondary position when
compared with beads. From bonnets, en-
tirely of beads, to those where slight adj
mixtures glitter there are all gradations,
but cluster them never so thickly, be-
spangle them never SO lavishly, you can
not overdo the matter.
THE SMALL WRAPS.
Very short at the back, with long man.
tilla ends in front, are another evidence of
how many beads can be put on a limited
expanse of material. For the most part
they are of velvet that is seen in such
glimpses as remain after the placing of
front pieces that touch shoulder pieces, and
shoulder pieces that are made akin by the
extended back piece-the chef dGurre of the
display, and effectually preventing the COM
fort of support against ANYTHING. 1t must
not be touched too roughly for fear of in
jury. Rich and broad passementeries
sometimes do duty on the h-enduring
velvet wrap, and there are wraps of pas
sementeries so inwrought by beads that no
inch of space looks forth. But colored vel
vet, heavily trimmed by colored beads.
takes first position, although black velvet,
ornamented by jet, is in great demand.
Jackets, newmarkets and raglans COM
plete the list of outdoor garments.
coLoRED BEADS
Take the lead in trimmings, and like Jet,
are brought out in plastrons, shoulder
pieces. long side pieces, passementeries, in
dependent ornaments and sweeping net
works that drape skirts. But combination
costumes are in such remarkable vogue
that trimmings suffer. One may have a
costume or two deliberately garnitured by
beads, but the unitings of checks, plaids
and stripes with each other, or with plain
goods afford so much of the unique and
novel, that fashion goes off to them as to a
feast of fat things. For woods, neverthe-
less, there are open work wooden galoons,
while tailor-made dresses have lost moth
ing in prestige-the idea extending to silks
where heavy surahs, woven diagonally and
with hair lines, are made up in the severe
simplicity of tailor suits.
LACE DRESSES
VIII be very much worn. and this is not
surprising, since they are becoming to
every one, are lasting, graceful, capable of
much redraping, vail conveniently the
worn silk of a former season, or cause the
cheap silk below to look the handsome
thing it is not. To many female heart
there is fascination in this fact, and women
will spend more in the endeavor to make a
cheap or worn out thing do than new
and good thing would cost, as some thrifty
housekeepers will spend more in utilizing
stale bread in the form of pudding than n
fresh dessert from the pastry cooks would
cost, time and trouble thrown in. Be that
as it may, lace dresses have a high stand
and with lace parasol to match, will COM
pose stylish outfits for summer hotel piaz-
zas. The more SO since lace parasols are
very fashionable, though less numerous,
because more expensive than the checke ed
silk which are all the go. Every variety
of color is shown-grave tints for the
grave. gay for the gay and with long ferule
and ribbon bow on the handle, they form,
when closed, pretty walking sticks.
HOUSEHOLD NOTES.
Fashion in china runs wholly in color,
but prices are now very moderate since
complete dinner and tea set of French
china, prettily decorated, costs only fifty
dollars. At higher figures come sets of
cream and gilt, and royal blue is handsome
and fashionable. At the Stewart sale, be-
sides the silver service, there was me-
dalton set, one of royal blue and third of
French china gilt. Mattings this spring
are brought out in cheerful colors, and pat
terms almost as elaborate as carpets. There
are squares outlined by crimson, blue or
green, with circular figures of the same in
side; less complicated designs show col
ored cross-bars, and taken altogether there
is marked advance in the direction of or
nament. Green is in most favor, because
cool looking. Ingram carpets are woven
in small patterns.and subdued colors, pro-
ducing far greater refinement of effect than
formerly. Rugs were never in so great de-
mand, and the finest kinds bring almost
fabulous prices. RosALIND MAY.